Dominic

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #106 for boys in 2025, 3,277 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
2013 · 6,336 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
20 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
193,424
since 1885

Dominic over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #68, 2013boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#1063,277
2024#12,1617#1073,304
2023#8,98911#1063,417
2022#8,03213#1023,590
2021#10,2929#993,755
2020#9,54610#894,019
2019#10,4739#854,443
2018—#754,795
2017#12,7137#745,111
2016#9,41111#725,428
2015#6,72118#685,870
2014#8,05314#696,264
2013#7,37216#686,336
2012#13,4837#706,189
2011#8,19614#775,438
2010#7,51316#745,300
2009#8,05815#815,329
2008#6,13022#934,965
2007#7,09218#855,415
2006#5,90622#855,577
2005#6,24519#854,994
2004#4,70728#914,879
2003#5,23523#815,219
2002#5,44421#834,855
2001#4,56426#1063,635
2000#6,80815#1183,246
1999#5,89617#1183,097
1998#4,49224#1203,098
1997#3,89728#1292,928
1996#3,42933#1352,669
1995#3,28534#1382,507
1994#3,37233#1282,769
1993#3,42232#1332,534
1992#3,58130#1372,442
1991#2,70344#1641,967
1990#3,07836#1881,628
1989#3,47729#1981,471
1988#2,59741#1951,398
1987#2,06553#1961,336
1986#1,69169#1871,366
1985#1,72766#1871,334
1984#2,78132#1951,239
1983#5,14813#2161,058
1982#4,52716#2231,057
1981#4,74615#2311,013
1980#3,85320#2321,020
1979#2,93129#2211,032
1978#3,09825#221965
1977#3,26723#2121,049
1976#3,28721#260752
1975#4,85412#284676
1974#5,01111#290645
1973#4,87111#286632
1972#5,9598#315582
1971#6,6197#321584
1970#4,49212#312631
1969#5,4568#310604
1968#7,0165#327544
1967#4,30010#322536
1966—#344471
1965—#339499
1964#5,0088#323586
1963—#345503
1962—#387433
1961—#376443
1960—#376442
1959—#377438
1958—#374429
1957—#367440
1956—#377392
1955—#370385
1954—#375356
1953—#364355
1952—#403295
1951—#373336
1950—#386303
1949—#382311
1948—#384314
1947—#407283
1946—#380297
1945—#394234
1944—#394237
1943—#374268
1942—#349301
1941—#365256
1940—#373233
1939—#354248
1938—#370232
1937—#337260
1936—#337265
1935—#320288
1934—#353242
1933—#323277
1932—#308320
1931—#285376
1930#4,5505#294377
1929—#279396
1928—#290378
1927—#275417
1926#4,3066#264463
1925—#242542
1924—#258487
1923#4,9675#226582
1922—#245533
1921—#237553
1920—#234536
1919—#226536
1918#4,8095#227552
1917—#219505
1916—#207530
1915—#220469
1914—#219362
1913—#232258
1912—#238217
1911—#232121
1910—#34553
1909—#31155
1908—#31449
1907—#38833
1906—#37832
1905—#39329
1904—#41725
1903—#45121
1902—#41524
1901—#55913
1900—#68014
1899—#7149
1898—#7449
1897—#55614
1896—#55114
1895—#68510
1894—#9546
1893——
1892—#68810
1891—#8416
1890—#8147
1889—#9745
1888——
1887—#9215
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1885—#8366
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Dominic! It came in at #836, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Dominic is popular in 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMNIllinois: #246 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,080 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWIMichigan: #245 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,217 boysMINew York: #171 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,068 boysNYMassachusetts: #144 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,981 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedSDIowa: #309 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,577 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedINOhio: #204 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,439 boysOHPennsylvania: #142 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,456 boysPANew Jersey: #142 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,560 boysNJConnecticut: #109 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 928 boysCTCalifornia: #410 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,639 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#109 · 1 in 928
  2. Pennsylvania#142 · 1 in 1,456
  3. New Jersey#142 · 1 in 1,560
  4. Massachusetts#144 · 1 in 1,981
  5. New York#171 · 1 in 2,068

Best ever in a state: #19 in New Mexico, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#109181 in 928
New Jersey#142241 in 1,560
Pennsylvania#142641 in 1,456
Massachusetts#144201 in 1,981
New York#171571 in 2,068
Ohio#204281 in 2,439
Michigan#245181 in 3,217
Illinois#246241 in 3,080
Iowa#30951 in 4,577
California#410111 in 6,639
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dominic
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#107 → #106)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#89 → #106)
  • 38 spots since 2015 (#68 → #106)
  • Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1895 (#954 → #685)
  • Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1898 (#556 → #744)
Rise & fade · boys
128 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 2013 at #68 (6,336 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 20 yrs · run 2002–2021
  • Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1894–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 299
  • Highest: 1 in 299 boys born in 2013 were named Dominic (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 521 boys born in 2025 (0.19%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 28.5% of all boys named Dominic (55,174) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s16#836 (1885)#910
1890s85#551 (1896)#727
1900s295#311 (1909)#431
1910s3,603#207 (1916)#237
1920s4,887#226 (1923)#255
1930s2,885#285 (1931)#328
1940s2,734#349 (1942)#380
1950s3,729#364 (1953)#377
1960s5,061#310 (1969)#345
1970s7,548#212 (1977)#272
1980s12,292#187 (1986)#206
1990s25,639#118 (1999)#139
2000s48,114#81 (2009)#91
2010s55,174#68 (2013)#73
2020s21,362#89 (2020)#102

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dominic in 1942

boys
#349
301 births · 1 in 4,589 boys

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #349Dominic301
More about 1942

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 4,589 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 91.4% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #346Denny303
  2. #346Mario303
  3. #348Marlin302
  4. #349Dominic301
  5. #350Francisco299
  6. #351Bryan298
  7. #351Gale298
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1942 →